Nate's 200 Osprey Rebuild

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Hey, look who emerged from the land of fiberglass dust!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Hey.  Cool your doing another one and this time for a friend!
Great lookin' boat!
What price does he want for the tower? It should fit my original console too
And can you find out if he thinks the 115 has plenty of power for the boat?  Top end?  Average MPGs?

Luckily I get to play more of a consulting role on this one. At least until the heavy grinding is done.    I'm sure I'll be a lot more involved once we get to the fun parts.

It's actually a nice tower. Nothing fancy but it's sturdy, fits great over the stock console and there's plenty of room for two people.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Here are a few pics from the transom demo. The part where it was raised 5" was glassed in pretty well and is taking the longest to remove. Everything below that was pretty wet and isn't putting up much of a fight.

[Whetfam5]

I’m running a 2003 “YAMAMERC” 115 on a 1996 Osprey 200. Wife, 3 kids, 30 gallons of fuel, Bimini top and a bow dodger. We top out at 38mph. It’s plenty of power on these hulls.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

I’m running a 2003 “YAMAMERC” 115 on a 1996 Osprey 200. Wife, 3 kids, 30 gallons of fuel, Bimini top and a bow dodger. We top out at 38mph. It’s plenty of power on these hulls.

A 115 has always worked fine on this boat too. Gets up on plane just fine and runs all day on 10 gal of gas.

So I've been getting some progress pics from Nate. He's been grinding away at the transom a little each day.



Think it's finally ready to go



Been stocking up on supplies to put it back together too. We should be ready to get the new transom in soon.

[copacetic]

Nate and Mike I do believe you just answered one of my questions about mileage. I just started on a 200 rebuild and the tank has been replaced with about a 30-35 gallon one. It's looking good! Anxious to see the transom and floor go in.

[Crives92]

Mike its good to see you getting your hands dirty on a 200 😆. I loathe grinding and sanding. No matter how much talcum powder I put on i itch every single night when I lay down in bed... And forget the tyvex suits.... i seen to rip them as fast as I can get them on. Maybe I should shop at the big boy tyvex store. Haha. Solid work. Keep it up!!

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Mike its good to see you getting your hands dirty on a 200 😆.

This is the best way to rebuild a boat! 😁

Actually I am still getting a little itchy. While he's been prepping the transom I've been working on a leaning post livewell for him. I'll post a few pics of it soon. Its almost ready for paint.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Here are some pics of the leaning post so far. The well should be around 35-40 gallons.



Yes, I started this in my bedroom because it was so hot out that day 😆

I clamped some airex type stuff together to get the initial shape



Mold loaded up



Layer or two of ounce and a half, 1708, coremat, and 1708. A sold quarter inch thick on the sides and almost a half inch in the corners where it overlaps. Solid



Mold came apart clean, but I did have a few dry spots in the corners. Seemed like the clay I used to make the fillets pulled a little of the resin out? Oh well, nothing that couldn't be easily fixed.



Trimmed and faired. I still need to tweak the lid a little bit that's where we stand as of now.





Now it's just waiting on someone to finish grinding 😉

[Capt. Bob]

 

[RickK]

Looks good Mike.

[Fish Head]

Aww man my rebuild just got delayed again, gonna have to make one of those! Your pics make it look easy. Nice work!

[Ulysses485]

Great work mike! I like the live well build. Thanks for sharing. :)

Ulysses

[copacetic]

Looks awesome Mike! I picked up some plywood to start mine today. I had never  really seen how they were made with molds. My plan was to build it out of 1/2" ply and glass it. Your way would definitely be lighter. I already have my materials but  suppose I could use a pva or alternative method to seal the wood. So many ideas. Keep up the great work.

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Thanks guys.

Copacetic, I was able to fit the entire pattern on one sheet of melamine. If you decide to give it a shot it may be easier to buy a sheet for $25 instead of trying to seal up the plywood.

I also got curious about the weight so I stuck it on the scale and it's 54 pounds.